GOVERNOR’S PACKAGE – HTH (Department of Health)

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HB No.

SB No.

Title

Description

HB 2521

SB 2862

Relating to School Health Requirements

Permits the continuance of current practices in documentation of immunization and tuberculosis examinations.

HB 2522

SB 2863

Relating to Advance Health-Care Directives

Allows individuals to designate on their driver's license or civil identification the existence of an advance health-care directive.

HB 2523

SB 2864

Relating to the Welfare of Incompetent Persons

Expands the protection for the incompetent persons against injurious or potentially injurious conduct, and makes this type of conduct a Class C felony offense.

HB 2524

SB 2865

Relating to Prophylactics

Eliminates the requirement for rules regulating the sale of prophylactics.

HB 2525

SB 2866

Relating to Prescription Drugs

Liberalizes regulatory controls and restrictions on the distribution of medical oxygen and the dispensing of prescription drug (non-controlled substances drugs.)

HB 2526

SB 2867

Relating to Used Oil

Clarifies public notice and hearing requirements for used oil permits.

HB 2527

SB 2868

Relating to Solid Waste Management Disposal Surcharge

Increases the solid waste management disposal surcharge from 35 cents per ton to 60 cents per ton for all disposal facilities except permitted inert and construction & demolition waste disposal facilities.

HB 2528

SB 2869

Relating to Safe Drinking Water

Increases potential fines to public water systems who violate drinking water requirements.

HB 2529

SB 2870

Relating to Safe Drinking Water

Modifies the definition of a "water treatment plant" to allow for a distinction between certification requirement for water treatment plant and distribution system operators.

HB 2530

SB 2871

Relating to Air Pollution control Public Notification

Clarifies public notice requirements.

HB 2531

SB 2872

Making an Emergency Appropriation for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation

Appropriates emergency funds [$14,500,000] to Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

HB 2532

SB 2873

Relating to Hawaii Health Systems Corporation

Authorizes the issuance of hospital revenue bonds [$38,000,000] and includes a diagnostic and progressive care center adjacent to Maui Memorial Medical Center.

HB 2533

SB 2874

Relating to Hawaii Health Systems Corporation

Allows more flexibility for the Corporation to design and provide patient care services.

HB 2534

SB 2875

Relating to Critical Access Hospitals

Provides for the reimbursement to critical access hospitals on a cost basis under the Medicaid programs using matching federal funds.

HB 2535

SB 2876

Relating to Criminal Background Checks for the Department of Health

Authorizes the collection of criminal history record information for prospective employees, service providers, and sub-contractors, who work in close proximity with clients when providing medical, mental health, or substance abuse services.

HB 2536

SB 2877

Relating to Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Appropriates emergency funds for services provided by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division.

HB 2537

SB 2878

Making an Emergency Appropriation for the Adult Mental Health Division

Appropriates emergency funds for services provided by the Adult Mental Health Division.

HB 2538

SB 2879

Relating to Motor Vehicles Tires

Requires all entities accepting used tires to maintain records regarding disposition of the tires. Creates additional funds to support illegal dumping prevention programs.

HB 2539

SB 2880

Relating to the Environmental Response Revolving Fund

Increases the tax on petroleum from five to twenty five cents per barrel.

HB 2540

SB 2881

Relating to Clean Air

Authorizes the assessment of fees on air pollution sources to mitigate the impact of their emissions.

HB 2541

SB 2882

Relating to Community Water Fluoridation

Requires the implementation of fluoride supplementation of public water systems with 1,000 or more service connections.

HB 2542

SB 2883

Making an Emergency Appropriation for the State's Medicaid Home and Community Based Services for the Developmentally Disabled or Mentally Retarded Program

Appropriates emergency funds [$367,268] to meet program needs.

HB 2543

SB 2884

Relating to Therapy Services for Exceptional Children

Transfers the responsibility of providing occupational and physical therapy services to children needing such services who attend public school.

HB 2544

SB 2885

Relating to Sanitation

Repeal obsolete and unnecessary statutes.

HB 2545

SB 2886

Relating to the Environmental Health Education Fund

Expands the use of the Environmental Health Education Fund.

HB 2546

SB 2887

Relating to Ammunition

Prevents persons who illegally possess firearms from purchasing ammunition through the legal market.

HB 2547

SB 2888

Relating to Firearms

Sets forth a systematic procedure for police to periodically check the status of firearm owners.

HB 2548

SB 2889

Relating to Solar Water Heating

Modifies requirements for the installation of solar water heaters or heat pump electric water heaters for new single family residential homes.

HB 2549

SB 2890

Relating to Individual Wastewater Systems

Delegates the responsibility of regulating wastewater systems to the counties.

HB 2550

SB 2891

Relating to Mental Health Parity

Requires heath insurers to equitably reimburse providers for mental health treatment.

HB 2551

SB 2892

Relating to the Correction of Applicable Fiscal year for the Appropriation to be Expended by the Department of Health in Section 6 of Act 304, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999

Corrects the fiscal year reference in section 6 or Act 304, SLH 1999, to permit the appropriation of moneys from the Hawaii Tobacco Settlement Special Fund to the Department of Health for fiscal year 1999-2000.